Judgment of the Court 9 August 1994

In Case C-359/92,

THE COURT, composed of: O. Due, President, G. E Mancini, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, M. Díez de Velasco and D. A. O. Edward (Presidents of Chambers), C. N. Kakouris, R. Joliet, F. A. Schockweiler, G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, F. Grévisse (Rapporteur), M. Zuleeg, P. J. G. Kapteyn and J. L. Murray, Judges, Advocate General: F. G. Jacobs, Registrar: H. v. Holstein, Deputy Registrar,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument from the parties at the hearing on 3 May 1994, at which the Federal Republic of Germany was represented by Gerhard Rambow, Ministerialdirektor at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, acting as Agent, and by Jochim Sedemund, Rechtsanwalt, Cologne,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 8 June 1994,

gives the following

Judgment

The plea in law alleging lack of a legal base

Breach of the principle of proportionality

Costs

1 Language of the case: German.